Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8392, Elijah Eddy, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Eddy, Elijah
S 8392
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CONTENTS

March 29, F. M. Eddy - history Prior
25
2013.
Massachusetts
Elijah Eddy
of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain  of the  Regiment by Colonel  in the  Service for the Revolutionary War
Entered on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars 06 Cents per annum commencing on the 25th day of March, 1831.
The sum of Dollars owed the 8 day of Dec 1832 and not  6 add to  Balance  owed
It was to the State of  Massachusetts  $22.20 Reservant, allowance ending  Dec 25  20.83 $ 03.52
{ Revolutionary War Claim } { due June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by
J. F. [Signature] Clerk
Book 2
Vol. 25
Page 25

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, } Bristol, ss. }
At a COURT of PROBATE holden at Taunton - in and for said County on the twenty eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable Lyman Dyer, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Eliza B. Dyer a resident of Norton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated; to wit: under Colonel Pitts as Captain, Lieutenant Deborah Dyer, & Henry Dyer (being my son) in the Company of Riflemen, & we were in the Battle of Bunker Hill  which was fought in the month of April in the year 1775  at the Bunker Hill, Boston to Cambridge & Roxbury near Boston and there  ended as a private, holding my first campaign which was eight months.  and I will state further particulars of my service in my answer to the fifth interrogatory. and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Norton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty two
Aug. 2.
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? Ans. There is a record of my age in the office of the Town Clerk in Norton
3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ans. Norton
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom? I was near Boston, I always enlisted voluntarily, I was never a substitute but once, and that was for Benjamin Woodard.
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. I was verbally discharged at the expiration of my eight months service to be able to prove by Captain Pitt, I refer to Nathaniel Dyer affidavit to prove this my first campaign. At the expiration of my first campaign, I immediately enlisted for a second, it was the first of January 1776, I enlisted into a company commanded by Colonel Dyer for four months, our company were ordered by General Putnam to Cambridge where a part of our time was spent in building Barracks for the Army, and at the expiration of said four months I was verbally discharged by Captain Dyer, and returned home. I have no documentary evidence to prove this my second campaign, & there is no person living that I know of by whom I can prove it. I must therefore depend on my own statement as supported in

and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Norton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty two
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it?
Ans. There is a record of my age in the office of the Town Clerk at Norton
3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ans. Norton
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom? I was never drafted, I always enlisted voluntarily, I was never a substitute but once and that was for Benjamin Woodworth.
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
I was verbally discharged at the expiration of my eight months service to Rhode Island by Captain Dits, I refer to Nathaniel Dits as officer to prove this my first campaign.
At the expiration of my first campaign, I immediately enlisted for a second. It was the first of January 1776, I enlisted into a company commanded by Col. Eddy for four months, our company were ordered by General Putnam to Cambridge where a part of our time was spent in building Barracks for the Army, and at the expiration of our four months I was verbally discharged by Captain Eddy and returned home. I have no documentary evidence to prove this my second campaign, & there is no person living that I know of by whom I can prove it. I must therefore depend on my own statement. Supported in this declaration.
I am not quite certain but think it was the last of the year 1776 that I enlisted for a third campaign, I well recollect that I marched from Boston the next day after the British got possession at Rhode Island under Lieutenant John Burt of Taunton over

This my third Campaign was three months, and my Company labored a part of the time upon the fort that was then building at Howland's Ferry where we were stationed during this Campaign. I cannot now recollect any of the other Company or Regimental officers under whose command I served at this Campaign, and I have no documentary or other evidence showing, that I know, by whom I can prove it, I must therefore depend on my own statement as to the Campaign, as it is supported in this declaration. I also enlisted for a fourth Campaign it was not quite certain as to the time but I think it was in the forepart of the year 1777, into a Company commanded by Israel Drow for one month, was stationed a part of the time at a place called Fall River (a part of the time) in Tiverton in R.I. and at the end of said term I was verbally discharged by Captain Drow. I refer to Samuel Capeland affidavit to prove this my fourth Campaign.
I also enlisted for a fifth Campaign into a Company commanded by Captain Abiel Clapp in Col. Daggett's (I believe his name was Drow) Regiment, and there served three months & was stationed at Howland's Ferry on the the shores near said ferry, and Providence (so called) was about this time, & I think I was in the year 1777 and at the end of said term I was verbally discharged by Captain Clapp, & returned home. I refer to Levi Woodhead affidavit to prove this my the fifth Campaign.
I also enlisted for a six Campaign into said Captain Abiel Clapp's Company for two months, & this I believe was in the year 1777. We were stationed at Providence & East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island, we were in Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regiment of Rehoboth. and at the expiration of said term I was verbally discharged by Capt. Clapp, I served as a Sergeant in the Company during this Campaign. I refer to Thomas Davenport affidavit to prove this my six Campaign.
I also served a seventh Campaign I was a substitute for Elkanah Woodward (now deceased) & served one month in a Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Dodge of Boston, & in Col. George Williams Regiment of Tiverton, we were stationed near the Island and it was at Sullivan's Expedition (so called) & in the year 1778, I refer to the old muster roll or pay of said Capt. Dodge which is annexed to his this Declaration.

at a place called Fall River, & a part of the time in Scituate in R.I. and at the end of said term I was verbally discharged by Captain Clapp . I refer to General Capeland affidavit to prove this my fourth Campaign.
I also enlisted for a fifth campaign into a company commanded by Captain Abiel Clapp in Col. Daggitt's (I believe his name was Daggitt) Regiment, and there served three months & was stationed at Scituate Ferry & on the Shore near said ferry, and Spence's expedition (so called) was about this time, & I think it was in the year 1778 and at the end of said term I was verbally discharged by Captain Clapp, & returned home. I refer to Lieut. Woodward affidavit to prove this my fourth fifth Campaign.
I also enlisted for a six campaign into said Captain Abiel Clapp's company for two months, & this I believe was in the year 1779 we were stationed at Providence & East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island, we were in Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regiment of Rehoboth. and at the expiration of said term I was verbally discharged by Capt. Clapp, I served as a Sergeant in the company during this campaign. I refer to Thomas Davenport affidavit to prove this my six Campaign.
I also served a seventh campaign I was a substitute for Elkanah Woodard (now deceased) & served one month in a company commanded by Capt. Isaac Hodge of Boston, in Col. George Williams Regiment of Falmouth, we were stationed near the Island and it was at Sullivan's Expedition (so called) & in the year 1778 I refer to the old muster roll, of said Capt. Hodge which is annexed to his  his Declaration.
I also volunteered for one month under Captain Josiah Keith of Boston, I was a Sergeant in said Company. my I was about the time of the last campaign in 1779 I cannot say till the exact date, I was stationed on the Island & at the expiration of said term I was verbally discharged by Capt. Keith, I have no documentary or living evidence that I know of to prove this my last campaign & must depend on my own statement as confirmed & supported in this declaration; I well remember of seeing (when I was a boy at Dorchester) Generals Washington, Putnam, & Thomas. I have also seen Gen. Lafayette, General Washington  General Putnam  General Thomas  General Lafayette .
The troops in which I served as I understood were State troops or militia of Mass.

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? ans I was a Soldier, I never received a written discharge, (I never had a commission, nor held any office in the army except that of Sergeant.
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution. There to the Rev. Pitt Clarke and Silvester Newcomb & in all in said all of Norton in said county of Bristol -
And the said Elijah Eddy doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Elijah Eddy H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Pitt Clarke a Clergyman residing in Norton and Cromwell Leonard residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Eddy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Pitt Clarke, Cromwell Leonard H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Pitt Clarke who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Norton in said County of Bristol, and that Cromwell Leonard who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate. H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BRISTOL, ss.
I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Eddy of Norton in said County, for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Bassett

No. 3981. Elijah Eddy Newton Mass.
20 Mr Pm al y do left
88.00
A. D. Dett Newton Mass.

BRIEF in the case of  Ulysses S. Grant  of Norton B.C. in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
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 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 50 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 th  Regt As a Gen.   6  years 8 priv Col P. B. Col Walker   6 2 " Gen. Lee Gen. Patten   6 2 " Gen. Brant   6 2 " Col. S. Brown   6 2 Sergt Col. S. Brown   6 2 1st Col. S. Brown   6 2 2nd Col. S. Brown   6 2 3rd Col. S. Brown   6 2 4th Col. S. Brown  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Norton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by witnesses traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. P. Dyer Examining Clerk.

Elijah Puddy was born August 2 nd 1752. A true copy of record. Attest John Luan { Town Clerk Winton August 25 th 1832

Rev War
8392
INVALID.
Rev War
File No. 8392
Elijah Eddy Sgt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. 1 p 2 , Page 110
[Arrangement of 1870.]

A roll of Capt Hodge, County Bristol Co Mass withdrawn if placed in the file rolls - Resurveyed
Not in file as of 11-13-1969
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I Nathaniel Rose of Tighton in the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts being twenty six years of age do hereby testify & say that I have here been well acquainted with Elijah Cady of Norton in said County for a great number of years & that said Cady served as a private Soldier in the Army of the American Revolution in a company with me one campaign of eight months in said company was commanded by Capt Peter Pitts and Lieutenant Zadoc Redding & Henry Briggs were our other company officers we were in Col Timothy Walker Regiment But was in the year 1775 & in the said Cady Marched from Norton where he enlisted in the month of April of said year to Roxbury, & Dorchester, and there served eight months & our Troops were called State Troops of Massachusetts
Dated at Taunton August 18 th 1832
Nathaniel Rose
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol } ss. Before me, one of the Justices of the Peace within County } and for the County of Bristol personally appeared Nathaniel Rose Subscribed to the above affidavit & made oath that the same is true (according to the best of my recollection & belief) in all its parts In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this 18 th day of August A.D. 1832 Cross. Leonard Justice of Peace

I Samuel Copeland of Norton in the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts being eighty two years of age do hereby testify & say that that I have been well acquainted with Elijah Dyer of said Norton for a great many years and that he the said Dyer served as a soldier in the army of the American Revolution one campaign of one month in a company with me, said company was commanded by Israel Trow the other company & Regimental officers I have forgotten we were stationed at a place called Fall River in Mass & a part of the time in Swanton in the State of Rhode Island & I am not certain but think it was in the year 1777
Dated at Norton August 20 th 1832
Samuel Copeland
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. Before me, one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the County of Bristol, personally appeared Samuel Copeland Subscriber to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true in all its parts, In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and quality this 20 th day of August A.D. 1832
Enoch Leonard Justice of Peace

I Levi Woodward of Norton in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts being seventy one years of age do hereby testify & say that I have been well acquainted with Elijah Eddy of Norton for a great number of years & that he served in a Company as a private soldier in the Army of the American Revolution one Campaign of three months with one said Company was commanded by Capt. Silas Clark & in Col. Dazgetts Regiment and that said Eddy was a volunteer in said Company & we were stationed at a place called Howland Ferry in the State of R.I. and I think it was in the year 1777 or about the time of Saratoga Expedition (so called). & I think the troops were called State Troops.
Dated at Norton this 13 day of August A.D. 1832
Levi Woodward
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County } ss
Before me, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Bristol personally appeared Levi Woodward subscriber to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true in all its parts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and quality this 15th day of August A.D. 1832.
Emerson Leonard Justice of Peace

I Thomas Danforth of the Town of Norton in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts being seventy four years of age do hereby testify & say that I have been well acquainted with Elijah Eddy of said Norton for a great number of years & that he the said Eddy served in a company of volunteers with me in the army of the American Revolution commanded by Abiel Clapp & in Col. Carpenter's Regiment was stationed at Providence & East Greenwich in the State of R.I. two months, & that it was in the year 1777 & that to the best of my knowledge & belief he did his duty faithfully as a soldier during said Campaign - & that said troops were called State Troops - Dated at Newton this 7 day of August A.D. 1832
Thomas Danforth
s.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County {
ss Before me one of the Justices of the peace within & for the County of Bristol personally appeared Thomas Danforth subscriber to the above affidavit & made oath that the same is true in all its parts - In testimony whereof I have hereunto at subscribed my name and seal this seventh day of August A.D. 1832
Colonel Leonard Justice of Peace

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Elijah Roldy of Norton (sp) which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? Yes
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? ~~~~~
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? ~~~~~
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____: and for such service I claim a pension.”